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George Foreman boxes Muhammad Ali at the Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Congo. 30 October 1974. | Mirrorpix/Newscom

History

That Time the FBI Conspired To Get George Foreman an Award for Boxing

In 1968, the feds thought that the boxing champion—and future grill salesman—could be a potent weapon against the left.

Matthew Petti | 6.6.2025 10:00 AM

Rose Wilder Lane | Photo: Rose Wilder Lane, New York, c. 1928–1930; Herbert Hoover Presidential Library

History

The Libertarian Pioneer Who Wrote for America's Biggest Black Newspaper

To Rose Wilder Lane, African Americans' achievements were all the more amazing given their disadvantaged starting point.

David T. Beito and Marcus Witcher | 9.21.2024 6:00 AM

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Race

Inclusive vs. Exclusive Whiteness in Census Bureau Data

Projections of minority-majority U.S. population are based on outdated and arbitrary ethno-racial Census categories.

Ronald Bailey | 5.21.2018 2:35 PM

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Census

Why Worrying Over a Minority Majority America Is Dumb

Let's do away with any questions regarding a person's race or ethnicity in the 2020 Census.

Ronald Bailey | 1.16.2018 4:30 PM

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Murder

African Americans Are Eight Times More Likely to Be Victims of Homicide Than Whites, Says CDC

The murder rate fell from 9.8 per 100,000 residents in 1991 to 4.5 in 2014; it's estimated at 5.3 for 2016.

Ronald Bailey | 8.16.2017 3:40 PM

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Voter ID

Voter ID and Rigged Elections

Voter ID laws are actually an attempt to rig elections

Ronald Bailey | 8.12.2016 1:30 PM

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Race

How Race Relations Got Worse

How did we end up in a place where a Fox News host is defending slavery?

Steve Chapman | 8.1.2016 12:01 AM

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Black

Biased Policing and Black Dignity: New at Reason

New studies show that increasing police stops and searches of black male drivers is completely unjustified

Ronald Bailey | 7.15.2016 1:30 PM

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Police

Black Dignity Matters

Research shows that police do subject African Americans to much greater unwarranted scrutiny and harsher treatment

Ronald Bailey | 7.15.2016 1:30 PM

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Race

Black Demands and White Fears

There is no race war coming.

Steve Chapman | 7.14.2016 12:01 AM

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Census

Ethnic Attrition: Third Generation Americans Ignore Census' Ethnic Pigeonholes

Trump voters who fear a white minority U.S. should just relax.

Ronald Bailey | 3.14.2016 5:31 PM

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Alcohol

The Dying of the Poor White Americans

Rising white mortality is associated with increasing rates of opioid overdosing, suicides, and alchohol abuse.

Ronald Bailey | 2.22.2016 6:31 PM

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Politics

The Coldplay/Beyonce Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Surprisingly Political

Black Lives Matter and LBGT imagery ran throughout America's most-watched 12-minute concert.

Anthony Fisher | 2.8.2016 3:40 PM

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Life expectancy

Death Rate for Middle Aged U.S. Whites Anomalously Rising

Drugs, suicide, and liver disease responsible for 500,000 extra deaths since 1999.

Ronald Bailey | 11.3.2015 2:22 PM

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Culture

Black Soldiers Were the Real Heroes at San Juan Hill. And They Got No Credit.

Author Jerry Tuccille on Teddy Roosevelt, 'buffalo soldiers,' and the legacy of racism in the military.

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 10.1.2015 10:20 AM

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Politics

Voter ID, Suppression Fail

If voter ID laws were created to suppress minority voting, they're actually not doing that.

Ronald Bailey | 7.17.2015 1:30 PM

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Trans

Ronald Bailey Argues that People Should Be Free to Assert Whatever Gender or Racial Identity They Feel.

Jenner is a woman and Dolezal is black - it's no big deal!

Reason Staff | 6.19.2015 1:30 PM

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Culture

Jenner Is a Woman and Dolezal Is Black: Self-Fashioning in the 21st Century

People should be free to assert whatever gender or racial identity they feel.

Ronald Bailey | 6.19.2015 11:15 AM

Immigration

The Silly Panic Over a Minority White Nation Update

Ronald Bailey | 12.16.2014 12:16 PM

Voter ID

Voter ID Laws Suppress White, Latino, and Black Voting About the Same Amount

Ronald Bailey | 10.21.2014 11:26 AM

Culture

Vid: Black Americans Failed by Good Intentions: An Interview with Jason Riley

Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 9.7.2014 9:30 AM

Guns

Study: People Faster to Shoot White Suspects than Black Suspects

Ronald Bailey | 9.3.2014 11:25 AM

Politics

Germans Elect First Black Lawmakers

Two of African origins elected

Reason Staff | 9.23.2013 1:50 PM

Civil Liberties

Fewer Than Half of Americans See Progress in Racial Equality

Numbers have faded since high following Obama's election

Reason Staff | 8.22.2013 7:50 PM

Policy

Census to Remove Word "Negro" from Surveys

That took quite a while

Reason Staff | 2.26.2013 12:15 PM

Immigration

Silly Minority "White" Nation Meme Surfaces Again at the Census Bureau

Ronald Bailey | 12.13.2012 1:39 PM

Politics

If Obama Loses, Blame His Policies, Not Racism

American political tribalism continues to wane.

Ronald Bailey | 10.30.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

But What Does Every Black Celebrity in America Think About Gay Marriage?

Scott Shackford | 5.25.2012 4:00 PM

Politics

Socialists Still Remember T.R.M. Howard. Why Doesn't Everybody?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.9.2012 6:59 PM

Politics

The Silly Panic Over a Minority White Nation

Claims that whites will be a minority by 2050 are historically outworn.

Ronald Bailey | 2.21.2012 4:40 PM

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